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A crash over the lunch hour Thursday snarled traffic near Drake and Timberline roads for much of the day.

The intersection was closed for about three hours while police investigated, according to a Fort Collins Police Services news release Friday morning.

A 2019 GMC Terrain SUV traveling north on Timberline Road attempted to make a left turn onto Drake Road against the red turn signal light, according to police. A 2014 Ford F150 truck traveling south on Timberline Road collided with the passenger side of the SUV.

The SUV's driver, Ashley Anderson, 18, of Cheyenne, suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, according to police. Her front seat passenger, Payton Spahn, 19, of Cheyenne, had serious injuries and was extricated. Spahn was taken to Medical Center of the Rockies.